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ABS/Brake/DSC lights on when I started it today, but they went off within a couple hundred yards. Hopefully it was just a dirty wheels sensor, I'll watch it for a while. I think it was the car telling me that it was mad at me for letting it get dirty. I'll have to wash it to make amends.
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mechaet posted:There does seem to be a rash of them. Mine is intermittent. Sometimes all 3 lights are on, sometimes none of them. It is all 3 lights every time, though, so I probably need to yank the module and send it off. I can drive it without that module, right? I just don't get ABS/Traction Control? Mine's been like this since March, I only started bitching about it because of the impending poor roads. A 30-mile commute on ice/snow without ABS and traction control may be fine for some people, but it doesn't sound very pleasant to me.
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Oct 15, 2014 14:50
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I have found ABS to suck majorly in snow. That said, these cars with their open diffs are going to be crappy in the snow with or without all the e-nannies.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:06
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mafoose posted:I have found ABS to suck majorly in snow. I don't know about that. While an LSD would be an improvement (when would it not?) it's actually pretty impressive how well my E46 does in the snow with real snow tires. The biggest problem with driving it in the snow is ground clearance, not traction. The car feels nice and planted and the handling is predictable, probably thanks for the nearly-50/50 weight distribution. The ABS tends to do a pretty good job, and the TC/DSC mostly stays out of the way. The only big exception I've encountered where it's really beneficial to turn off the TC is if you're trying to drive around on really uneven snow/ice surfaces like a parking lot. All the minor wheel slip makes the TC lose its mind and cut power all the time.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:13
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I don't know how far back it goes but on newer BMWs, you just hit the traction control button once and it goes into snow mode where you can spin the wheels a bit.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:24
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meatpimp posted:ABS/Brake/DSC lights on when I started it today, but they went off within a couple hundred yards. Hopefully it was just a dirty wheels sensor, I'll watch it for a while. I had this and it was my reluctor ring.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:16
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Sadi posted:Any one have some advice for the rear ball joints on an e46? Because holy mother fucker they make me want to kill babies. C-clamp? No dice. Threaded rod and sockets? Striped. Punch and BFH? Just dents the bitch. Im going to run by harbor freight tomorrow and buy a ball joint press I think and hope that works. Everything else has been super easy so far. Pulled the rear sub frame in an afternoon. I used a ball joint press kit from Princess Auto when I did mine. The ball joints came out fairly easy. Thought something was going to explode when I did the rtabs but they came out with the press as well. If you are doing the subframe bushings, I hope you have a friend with a shop press. That or fire. I did get them out with a 1/2" acme thread rod and a welded fork thing but it was not fun.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:17
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mafoose posted:I have found ABS to suck majorly in snow. Last winter we had a real deep freeze/ice one day. I was driving home on the interstate at a gingerly 40mph. I went over a bridge and the traction control went haywire but kept me in a straight line. I looked behind me, and the pickup/large trailer behind me lost it completely and jackknifed hard, hitting both sides of the bridge. You call them nannies, but for five months out of the year I really feel better having them.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:30
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My E39 didn't nanny me to much, but I had the same situation where I hit a patch of ice on a bridge, the car went bonkers but kept itself in a strait line. E60 on the other hand nannied me a little more.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:48
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First snow last year i had to move the car around the block to get to the garage in the alley on the big wide summers, and the traction control wouldn't let me move. Doing 5kph, hitting the throttle just made the fuel econ gage go nuts, and nothing else.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:55
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Powershift posted:First snow...on the big wide summers... I think I found your problem
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Oct 15, 2014 20:09
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CornHolio posted:I think I found your problem No, the problem was definitely traction control. The car wasn't completely useless on snow with em, but i still wouldn't do more than 30kph with em. The other problem is the open diff. ripping around in the pouring rain today in my pickup with a tight LSD, really shows how big of a problem the open diff in that car is.
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Oct 15, 2014 20:23
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Seems to me like an open diff is "safer" in the winter because yeah, you're less likely to get going, but you're more likely to maintain traction since your wheels aren't locked together. Driving the Miata with an LSD in the winter never felt particularly nice, with the rear end of the car sliding sideways at every green light.
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Oct 15, 2014 20:36
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rscott posted:How hard is it to pull the cluster on an e30? My broken speedo is almost certainly a broken ground in the cluster since if I tap on the plastic I can get the needle to move, and going over bumps temporarily knocks it back into place. If it's something that can be done in an hour or so I might just pull it out at work and fix it there since they have a couple of nice soldering irons Do not try to remove it without pulling the steering wheel. It looks like you might make it, but you will save ton of headache.
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Oct 15, 2014 23:43
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Stardotstar posted:For not a lot more $, I HIGHLY recommend the Koni FSDs for the E46. Immediate improvement in ride quality without sacrificing anything in the way of handling. Swapped them on my sport pkg wagon last year and the difference was instantly discernible.
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Oct 15, 2014 23:59
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Replaced my battery since the one it came with was pretty much kaput, and it seems the problem remains, probably an alternator issue. Noticed tonight that the headlights are really dim until the engine revs. I don't have a jack or even a paved driveway, so I assume I probably can't do the repair myself(?), should I call one of the BMW specialist shops in Portland, or should a local jack of all trades mechanic be able to help me? e: The battery light has not come on, though (even with the old one). 365 Nog Hogger fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Oct 16, 2014 |
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Oct 16, 2014 04:16
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Easy check is to see how much voltage is going to the battery. Should be at least 13 volts (that's an absolute min) at idle with a majority of accessories on. If you have voltage it sounds like it could be a ground or corrosion issue. But find your voltage first.
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Oct 16, 2014 06:20
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Gonna round up a voltmeter tomorrow. After watching a couple videos, removing the alternator seems pretty easy, actually.
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Oct 16, 2014 06:37
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So I heard a noise today on my 2001 E39 540i.I think I found the problem. I have records saying this water pump was done 40k ago, but apparently it's a lovely one. T-stats are $90 on this drat car, but I guess I'll do it since it's attached to the pump. I was thinking rad hoses, and a good close look at the radiator. Anything else these cars are picky about? The expansion tank was done 40k ago too, and I'm really tight on money right now, so the less I do now the better. Makes me want an E-fan so much more. Stupid extra load from the mechanical fan....
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Oct 16, 2014 06:47
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revmoo posted:Seems to me like an open diff is "safer" in the winter because yeah, you're less likely to get going, but you're more likely to maintain traction since your wheels aren't locked together. LSD != locker. I prefer LSD cars in the snow/rain, they're much more stable and much more fun when you want to play. I was genuinely sad when I heard e39 LSDs are super rare, and I prefer my 200hp Volvo wagon in the wet with its factory locker. In high country AZ, black ice isn't as much of a problem, and I learned to drive in the snow in old Z cars, haven't driven the pig in snow yet, but man does it suck in the rain. I know e-nannies come in all flavors but the TC in my parent's Soul makes starting off almost impossible in the snow, and the abs is way too happy to engage, and makes stopping considerably harder on fresh powder.
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Cojawfee posted:I don't know how far back it goes but on newer BMWs, you just hit the traction control button once and it goes into snow mode where you can spin the wheels a bit. In my 97 540 if you hold down the TC button till the light turns off, you're in half-traction control mode, where it still does the braking thing to distribute torque, but it doesn't do the throttle cut to stop wheelspin. helps a lot. I did the dumbest thing in the world last winter and drove for ~4 weeks on basically unplowed Arkansas icestormed roads. On summer tires. It was dumb, dangerous, and i'll never do it again, but I am god tier at getting it going on skating rinks now. Couldnt do it without that konami code
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ZincBoy posted:I used a ball joint press kit from Princess Auto when I did mine. The ball joints came out fairly easy. Thought something was going to explode when I did the rtabs but they came out with the press as well. I'll give it a go. I burned the subframe ones out. It was cake. The only big tasks I have left are welding in the reinforcement plates and getting the ball joints out.
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Dyscrasia posted:Do not try to remove it without pulling the steering wheel. It looks like you might make it, but you will save ton of headache. I've done the job a bunch and only removed the wheel once ?? 
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Lightbulb Out posted:I've done the job a bunch and only removed the wheel once ?? Isn't it like a 5-10 min affair to remove a wheel on these cars? What's the big deal? destructo posted:Man, thanks a ton for the recommend. These really seem like the ticket and you just saved me hours of wading through bullshit on e46f. Happy to help. I've been supremely pleased with them and the lifetime warranty is tough to argue with.
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Stardotstar posted:Isn't it like a 5-10 min affair to remove a wheel on these cars? What's the big deal? I have airbag cars which are generally less fun to pull. The cars without an airbag it's super easy to pull, you're right.
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just showing my e30, never posted it in here. 1989 zinno S52 swap, OBD1 conversion.  Tire paint was only on for a photoshoot and a weekend of road carving, took it off shortly after.
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BraveUlysses posted:looks nice, what kinda wheels? Yeah, that's what I'm curious about. What lip is that as well?
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Lightbulb Out posted:Yeah, that's what I'm curious about. What lip is that as well? konig "wide opens" 15x8 225/45/15 lip is a mk3 vw duckbill.
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Lightbulb Out posted:I have airbag cars which are generally less fun to pull. The cars without an airbag it's super easy to pull, you're right. yeah I have an 86 so no airbags
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tuddy posted:just showing my e30, never posted it in here. Nice lookin' car. Did you do the swap or did it have that already when you bought it?
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Nice lookin' car. Did you do the swap or did it have that already when you bought it? It came with the swap done. To the kids credit that did it he did a decent enough job. However it wasnt up to my "standards" so I pulled the complete drivetrain, changed input / countershaft getrag bearings. dropped the pan to do the oil pump nut, rms, new clutch etc. I also rewired the harness. Im glad I did all of it because PO told me he took care of the oil pump nut. Apparently his definition of "took care" was do nothing.
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tuddy posted:just showing my e30, never posted it in here. That car looks unreal! How does it drive with the S52?
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tuddy posted:konig "wide opens" 15x8 225/45/15 ahh they are RPF1 lookalikes, probably wider than is otherwise available from enkei in 5x100
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tuddy posted:just showing my e30, never posted it in here. Non-selective-yellow smilies?  Chiwie posted:That car looks unreal! How does it drive with the S52? 
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BraveUlysses posted:ahh they are RPF1 lookalikes, probably wider than is otherwise available from enkei in 5x100 Correct, I may be mistaken but they dont make a 15x8 rpf1. I cant say I looked too hard into it because a friend of mine worked for konig when I needed wheels. Chiwie posted:That car looks unreal! How does it drive with the S52? Thank you! It drives great, I have to say I've never driven an m20 e30 but this car is a blast. Its nimble and much quicker then my friend's e36 m3s. I will also attest that Im having a LOT more (driving) fun with this then my old c4 964.
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So I might have an opportunity to trade my 135i for a 1988 M5.
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Unless they're putting some money on top, or it's a really good example, isn't that kind of a bad deal for you?
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 It's a really good example, the 135i is an 09 and e28 M5s have started appreciating significantly
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Party Alarm posted:So I might have an opportunity to trade my 135i for a 1988 M5. That would be AI as gently caress. DO IT
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